United Artists Is Getting Revived. (1 Viewer)

[Alex...]

Amazon MGM Studios has entered into a multi-year film partnership with Scott Stuber, the former head of film at Netflix. As part of the pact, the streamer and studio will finance and release movies from Stuber’s new production company under United Artists, a languishing label that once operated under the auspice of MGM. In its heyday, United Artists released movies like “The Pink Panther,” “Rocky” “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” “Network” and the James Bond films. The agreement calls for Stuber and his soon-to-be launched company to produce several films annually. They will be released both theatrically and via Prime Video, Amazon’s streaming service

Amazon MGM Studios Taps Former Netflix Film Chief Scott Stuber to Revive United Artists

Amazon MGM Studios has tapped former Netflix Film Chief Scott Stuber to relaunch United Artists

variety.com

 

[Todd Erwin]

Anyone remember when Tom Cruise and his production company were briefly placed in charge of UA?

 

[Malcolm R]

That was in 2006, and I think they produced only two films, Lions for Lambs and Valkyrie.

 

[Jonathan Perregaux]

Did Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks finally download to the Cylon resurrection hub?

 

[Dick]

Sounds like no physical media.

 

[dana martin]

Did Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks finally download to the Cylon resurrection hub?

 

[dana martin]

No they uploaded to Westworld

 

[Wayne Klein]

Why?

 

[Tom St Jones]

Why?

Probably just for the name familiarity, associated nostalgia etc

 

[SwatDB]

“Network”

UA did indeed distribute the film while MGM produced the film (which is probably the reason why Turner + WB own the film.)

Ergo:

US: MGM/United Artists [Post-1973-Pre-June 1982 [before Poltergeist (1982)]
Non-US: United Artists

 

[Into The Archives]

Network was originally at UA; they got cold feet. Patty Chayefsky and Howard Gottifeired shopped the film around, and MGM bought it. UA wanted back in and worked a deal with MGM to co-produce the film, which MGM agreed to. MGM would go on to own the film domestically, and UA would have international ownership, but UA would distribute the film in the States as well due to their deal with MGM. I'm not 100% clear if Warner owns all the rights today or if it’s still split. The Goodbye Girl is another co-production from this period, this time with Warner Brothers, who controlled theatrical worldwide, but non-theatrical (TV and home entertainment rights) were with MGM (and all rights are now with Warner), and the other was The Wind And The Lion, where the international rights are with Columbia, and MGM had domestic, released by UA. I believe these are still split today between Warner and Columbia.

The UA distribution of MGM titles started with The Super Cops in 1974 (The Outfit from late 1973 was the last film domestically released by the old MGM) and ended with A Stranger Is Watching in January 1982---after MGM and UA merged (or at least by name). In this period, MGM-produced films until Killer Party, from May 1986, are owned by Turner/Warner, and any UA title is owned today by MGM-Amazon. All titles from Politergeist II, no matter if it’s MGM or UA are owned by MGM-Amazon.